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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERMAN UNIFIED·NCES 061949008869
Sun Empire Elementary
2649 North Modoc Ave., Kerman, CA 93630 · (559) 843-9200 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
425 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sun Empire Elementary→Kerman Middle
Based on grade levels within Kerman Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.4pp since 2014
Math
35.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.7% | 27.7% | 26.9% | 33.7% |
| Math | 12.7% | 22.7% | 29.9% | 34.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 32.1% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 31.4% |
| 2021-22 | 42.4% | 39.2% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 35.8% |
| 2018-19 | 55.6% | 53.4% |
| 2017-18 | 56.4% | 52.7% |
| 2016-17 | 52.5% | 45.2% |
| 2015-16 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sun Empire Elementary
Sun Empire Elementary's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Empire Elementary this school | 490 | 86.7% | 37.3% |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary Dinuba | 488 | 84.4% | 40.2% |
| Palo Verde Elementary Tulare | 511 | 87.7% | 40.8% |
| Ivanhoe Elementary Ivanhoe | 473 | 87.7% | 31.2% |
| La Joya Elementary Salinas | 498 | 88.8% | 25.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary Sanger | 505 | 88.5% | 32.9% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sun Empire Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #2,729 of 5,151 | #86 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #2,705 of 5,172 ▲ 157 | #87 of 185 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #2,990 of 5,172 ▼ 318 | #99 of 185 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #867 of 5,116 | #17 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #2,557 of 5,915 | #117 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,689 of 5,352 | #89 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #4,613 of 5,354 | #161 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.7% | #1,497 of 5,625 | #97 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #1,704 of 3,837 | #39 of 135 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
490
-88 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 23.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 490 | 23 | 21.3:1 | 87% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 27 | 22.6:1 | 85% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 25 | 22.4:1 | 79% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | 25 | 23.1:1 | 94% (545) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 24 | 24.8:1 | 86% (512) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 22 | 26.3:1 | 87% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 878 | N/A | N/A | 84% (739) |
| 2000-01 | 817 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 91% (743) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 30 | 25.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sun Empire Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (594 to 490); teachers down 4% (24 to 23).
About Sun Empire Elementary
Sun Empire Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Kerman, California. A federal count lists 490 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6.
Kerman Unified enrolls 5,272 students, and its 9 schools include Sun Empire Elementary.
Sun Empire Elementary enrolls a student body that is 91% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 7% White. Census figures show Fresno County is about 55% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Sun Empire Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
Dividing enrollment by its 23 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, higher than at this school. Sun Empire Elementary reports 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Fresno County average 75%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sun Empire Elementary is +8.6 points: 37.3% actual, 28.7% predicted.
Across Fresno County, median household income is about $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. A total of 368 public schools operate in Fresno County, serving about 206,072 students.
The nearest other public school, Harvest Elementary, is about 2.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sun Empire Elementary ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Sun Empire Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 490 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 578. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.3:1.
Community posts for Sun Empire Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kerman Unified
- Kerman HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Kerman MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Goldenrod ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Kerman-Floyd ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Harvest ElementaryElementary · 535 students
Other schools in Kerman
- Kerman HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Kerman MiddleMiddle · 810 students
- Goldenrod ElementaryElementary · 617 students
- Kerman-Floyd ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Liberty ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Harvest ElementaryElementary · 535 students
Nearby schools
- Harvest Elementary2.8 mi · 535
- Kerman High3.1 mi · 1,493
- Enterprise High3.3 mi · 57
- Liberty Elementary3.4 mi · 563
- Kerman Middle3.5 mi · 810
- Kerman Unified Online3.8 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Sun Empire ElementaryHow many students attend Sun Empire Elementary?
Sun Empire Elementary enrolls approximately 490 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Sun Empire Elementary serve?
Sun Empire Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Sun Empire Elementary?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Sun Empire Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sun Empire Elementary?
At Sun Empire Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Sun Empire Elementary in?
Sun Empire Elementary is part of Kerman Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.